Month: August 2004

There is a nice article in Findlaw’s Writ Legal Commentary entitled, “The Anti-Phishing Act of 2004: A Useful Tool Against Identity Theft” that defines “phishing” and comments on the new anti-phishing bill introduced by Senator …

Despite shrinking print collections due to the increased availability of electronic legal information, according to this article from Columbus Business First, law firm librarians find themselves busier than ever. Here’s a quote from the article: …

I recently learned that the Wisconsin Historical Society is offering a number of webfeeds. The Odd Wisconsin one looks particularly interesting.

A while back I blogged about the made-up story in The Onion about Pres Bush being asked to shut down his blog. Now, as it turn out, the White House may actually be incorporating blog-like …

In case you haven’t discovered it yet, let me introduce you to an awesome resource called Badgerlink. I just mentioned it in my last post and it dawned on me that maybe not everyone is …

Here’s an interesting article from the Patriot News (8-12-04), “Police Plugged In; Digital Video Gives Officers Solid Evidence” on the use of digital video in police cars. (Wisconsin residents can view the article at no …

TVC Alert has a nice summary of the article, Searching for Maps Tops Net Survey, from CBS Marketwatch. Survey: How the U.S. Uses the Net (11 Aug) A new survey by the Pew Internet & …

PDPhoto is a database of photos that are in the public domain and can be used for any purpose. From the site: PDPhoto.org is a repository for free public domain photos. Unless something is clearly …

A blog I read called yclipse had a neat tech tip for using Adobe Acrobat to create basic, low-cost animations in PDF. An example shows an animated diagram of an auto accident. From yclipse: Use …

From Wired News comes “Copyright Crusaders Hit Schools,” an article about the American Library Association’s campaign to educate kids about copyright and fair use. For the third year in a row, software companies are supplying …